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Networking and Securing the Virtual Datacenter

VMware vCloud Networking and Security provides rich networking and security functionality for virtualized compute environments, built using the vCloud Suite. It provides a broad range of services delivered through virtual appliances, such as a virtual firewall, virtual private network (VPN), load balancing, NAT, DHCP and VXLAN-extended networks. These foundational capabilities for the vCloud Suite enhance operational efficiency, improve agility with control and enable extensibility to partner solutions.

vCloud Networking and Security is deployed on top of vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS). VDS enables centralized network provisioning, administration, and monitoring using cluster-level network aggregation for data center access switching. VDS enables individual host-level virtual switches to be abstracted into a single large VDS that spans multiple hosts at the data center level, with vCenter Server™ acting as the control point for all configured VDS instances.

VXLAN – VXLAN, in conjunction with VDS, creates Layer 2 logical networks that are encapsulated in standard Layer 3 IP packets. A large number of isolated Layer 2 VXLAN networks can co-exist on a common Layer 3 infrastructure. These logical networks can span non-contiguous clusters or pods, without the need for VLANs, enabling customers to scale their applications across clusters and pods. VXLAN requires multicast to be turned on in Top of Rack (ToR) switches.

Data Security – Scans virtual workloads for sensitive data and reports regulation violations so you can quickly assess the state of compliance with global regulations.